Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 111, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1934 — Page 3

SEPT. 18, 1934

PRISON REFORM DRIVE BACKED BY CANDIDATES G. 0. P. and Democratic Nominees Assure Times of Support. lOrolimiH From Pace One) dates and thirty aspirants for representative cast affirmative votes in the poll. The vote on the plan to place all officials and employes of all penal institutions on a strictly civil service merit basis is almost identical with the balloting on the police question. Three Democrats Disagree Six Democratic senatorial candidates and twenty-one nominees for representative approve with nine Republican senate candidates and thirty representatives. As in the case of the police civil service plan, no Republicans were found opposed to placing the employs of the penal institutions under civil service regulation. Two Democratic senatorial candidates and one Democratic nominee for representative expressed opinions In opposition to expelling the 'spoils'* system from the selection of prison executives and employes. Only four responses from candidates on adopting the civil service plan for prison personnel were considered conditional. One was classified as noncommittal. John Napier Dyer, Vincennes. Democratic candidate for representative from the Pike-Knox district. declared if elected he will be active in furthering such legislation as may be necessary to revamp the law enforcing agencies of the state. Position lauded by Dyer "I admire the position of your paper in this matter.” Mr. Dyer said, ' and I hope that you will continue to enunciate in your courageous way a demand for the removal of our law enforcement agencies from political influences and domination." Mr. Dyer favored removing politics from the state police system, placing penal institution officials and employes under civil service regulation and declared his opinion in favor of a state department of correction which would have direct authority over all penal institutions. Malcolm V. Skinner. Portland. Democratic candidate for senator from the Jay-Randolph counties district, voting against all four of the proposals, declared: "State ‘Cossacks’ should be abolished." Mr. Skinner, opposing abolishment of the "spoils" system, continued: "This reminds me of prohibition. Dillmger goes wrong, so we must change the whole system. I felt you were better balanced than that. We fan Run Our Business "We can mn our own business without help from Indianapolis.” David H. Byers, Vincennes, Democratic nominee for representative from Knox county, favored civil service regulations for state police and penal institution officials and employes, but opposes supervision of county institutions by a state agency. Mr. Byers indicated he would favor a department of correction having direct control over state institutions. but expressed the opinion the average county takes better care of its penal institutions than does the state. B. B. Mayhill, Delphi. Republican nominee for representative, favoring all four proposals, remarked: "The state police should be evenly divided politically, but it is time we must go on a merit system.” Opposes Centralized Unit Ernest R. Jeffrey. Connersville, Republican aspirant for representative. was considered in conditional favor of the proposals when he said: "I am in favor of some such plan as outlined if it does not involve a new and expensive commission.” Claude Cline. Huntington, another Republican candidate for representative voting for civil service regulations for police and prison officials and employes, opposed the centralized state department of rorrection. "I believe the head of each institution should be held strictly responsible.” he said. ” nd that employes should be on the merit basis.” John W. Mertz, Corunna. Democratic candidate for representative favors a nonpartisan state department of correction having direct authority over all penal institutions —state and county, as well as civil service regulations for police and prison officials and guards. Urges Merit System "County penal cases.” said Mr. Mertz. "have local interests and often may be served best by local people. Correctional work is very difficult. Each case is different. I heartily agree that the promiscuous association of inmates is permanently harmful in most cases.” Another Democratic candidate for representative—William A. Gutzwiller, Batesville —favoring the program, declared he is in favor of the s'ate department making appointments on a merit basis only and ♦hat only persons qualified for the positions should be selected. Another article disclosing opinions of other legislative candidates on the program to eliminate polities from the operation of penal institutions will be publis\ed tomorrow.

STATE INVENTORS WILL HOLD MEETING FRIDAY President of National Confirms to Sp tk at Lincoln A meeting of Indianapolis and Indiana inventors will be held at the Lincoln Friday night. Albert G Burns. Oakland. Cal., president of the National Inventors Congress, will be the principal speaker. J. A. Schilling. Indianapolis, chairman of the. meeting, will introduce Mr. Burns, who is known as America* "gadget qhief.” Mr. Bums will discuss the possibility of holding a meeting of the National Inventor* Congress and an exhibit of new inventions in Indianapolis or some other Indiana city in 1935. The meeting Friday will be open to the public.

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SOCIAL COURSES PROVEJWULAR I. U. Extension Interest Is Due to Relief Efforts, Director Says. Demand for social workers to fill positions on Governor Paul V. McNutt's commission on unemployment relief has caused an increase ui enrollment in the Indiana university extension training course for social work. Dr. B. Clyde White, director, believes. Enrollment in the course began today. Co-operating with the Governor's commission, the university will train new' workers already on duty. Miss Leona E Massoth, formerly a member of the University of Chicago faculty, will teach classes one day each week in Lafayette, Gary, South Bend, Ft. Wayne and Richmond. The classes will begin tomorrow at South Bend and will continue until the end of January. Courses included in the extension center in Indianapolis include introduction to social work, field work, field of social work (for nurses), social psychiatry, social case work technique, child welfare problems and methods, essentials of medicine, juvenile delinquency, social statistics, research and thesis writing, social legislation, public welfare administration and psycho-pathology.

BUTLER CLASSES TO STUDY GOVERNMENT Virgil Sheppard to Direct Night School Course. The evening school of Butler university announced today opening of a course in comparative local government for students desiring to fit themselves for effective citizenship. Emphasis will be placed oh the history, development and practice of city and county government with special attention to governmental problems of Indianapolis and Marion county. The actual routine administration of various agencies of local government will be studied. Virgil Sheppard. Chamber of Commerce governmental research bureau-director, will be instructor. The course, which will be open to all upper class and graduate students. will be given at 7 each Thursday. HOLDUP STORY TOLD BY BLIND SCHOOL EMPLOYE Remembers Nothing After Blow on Head. Carl Ax Says. Recovered from injuries suffered Sept. 10 when he was slugged on the head and robbed of sll2, Carl Ax. Indiana state school for the blind employe, late yesterday reported to deputy sheriffs the details of the holdup. He said that a man climbed in his automobile as he stopped for a traffic light and forced him to drive to Clermont. Mr. Ax lost consciousness after he had been struck and remembered nothing more. BANKER LEADS HUNT FOR GIRL'S ATTACKER Minnesota School Teacher Found Unclothed, Wounded. By Unitrd Press HAMEL. Minn., Sept. 18.—H. J. Dorweiler, "two gun” bank president. led a posse of enraged men through the countryside last night in a search for the attacker of Miss Patricia Kelly, 20. country school teacher. Pupils found the teacher, unclothed and a kmfe wound in her throat, in the basement of the school, but at the hospital to which she was taken it was said her condition was not serious. Dorweiler shot and killed a bandit who attempted to hold him up several years ago.

NEW TAVERN WILL OPEN Widow of "Lefty Lee" Establishes Case on 17. S. Road 40. Gala opening of Shady Acres'tavern, ten miles west of the city on LT. S. road <¥l. will be held Thursday night. The tavern is under the 1 management of Mrs. Leona Faust, widow of "Lefty Lee - ' Faust, for many years an Indianapolis Times sports writer. The tavern is at the site of an old serum plant two miles east of Plainfield. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: Southeast wind. 5 miles an hour; barometric pressure. 30.04 at sea level; temperature, 62; general conditions. high thin scattered clouds, smoky; ceiling, unlimited: visibility, three miles.

the brewery’s basement. The rush order for the tanks, due to need for increased capacity, was given the Emerson Scheuring Tank Company, Indianapolis. Mike Keauth, steel worker, is shown in the photo aiding in the installation.

COUNTY W. C. T. U. TO CONVENE ON THURSDAY National Field Secretary to Speak at Luncheon. Annual Marion county convention of the W. C. T. U. will open Thursday in the Central avenue M. E. church, with Miss Grace Leigh Scott, national field secretary, as luncheon speaker. Business sessions will be held Friday, and the convention will continue through the day.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS HONOR CONSTITUTION Proclamations Ask Week Be Observed Here. Schools, patriotic organizations, churches and fraternal bodies are holding special programs this week in observance of the 147th anniversary of the signing of the nation’s Constitution. The week’s program commenced with special rites in public and parochial schools. The Knights of Columbus, at a meeting last night, read the Constitution and discussed its sections. Proclamations have been issued by Governor Paul V. McNutt and Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan requesting observance of th§ week. American Legion posts of the state plan special programs. Tomorrow noon at the Spink - Arms. James W. Fesler, attorney, will speak at a luncheon sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution.

THREE PARKED CARS YIELD ROBBERS LOOT

Clothing and Sheet Music Stolen from Californian’s Car. Clothing valued at SSO and a brief case containing sheet music valued at sl2 were stolen from the automobile of Charles Vaughn. Hollywood. Cal., parked at Washington street and Emerson avenue last night. A S2O rifle was taken from the parked car of William Barnes, Whheland, and a coat valued at S2O was stolen from the car of Walter H. Edwards Jr., 3252 Central avenue, last night. EX-POLICE CAPTAIN IS GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Former Frankfort Officer Guilty of Double Slaying. By I'nited Press CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 18.—Walter Scott. 50, former Frankfort police captain, was under sentence to life imprisonment today in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Esther Lockwood. 28. and Russell Wells. 33. at Lafayette on March 31. Scott pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Montgomery circuit court. The case was brought here on a change of venue. Mrs. Lockwood and Wells, her brother-in-law, were shot in a downtown Lafayette street as Wells was accompanying her home from work to protect her from Scott's attentions. TWO ARRESTED AFTER AUTO STRIKES POLES Third Occupant of Wrecked Car Flees Accident Scene. Two men were arrested early today when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into two utility poles in the 2500 block, Madison avenue. The driver, William Price, Southport. was charged with intoxication, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and reckless driving. Martie Stevens, Louisville, Ky„ a passenger, was charged with intoxication. Another passenger fled before police arrived. The automobile was wrecked completely. TRIPLET GIRLS BORN TO GRANDMOTHER, 46 Kansas Farm Woman Adds to 12 Other Children. ' By I'nited Press ; SATAHTA. Kan., Sept. 18.—Mrs. C. E. Workman. 46. a grandmother, today nursed triplet girls, born to her yesterday at her farm home north of here. Mrs. Workman is the mother of twelve other children. Two of the babies weighed four and a half pounds and other other three and a quarter pounds. Dance Instructor Named - Miss Glen Nation has been appointed assistant ball room dancing instructor at the Y. W. C. A., it was announced today. Classes are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday nights and will open the week of Oct. L

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HAMILTON PAL DENIEDPAROLE Gangster Serving 25 Years for Bank Holdup Is Denied Clemency. Clemency plea of an alleged former comrade of John Hamilton, Dillinger gangster, was denied in a report submitted to Governor Paul V. McNutt today by the state clemency commission. The man is Raymond Lawrence, serving a twenty-five-year term In the state prison for participation in the South Bend State bank holdup. Hamilton is alleged to have participated in the holdup. Lawrence’s mother told clemency officials that her son was asked to join the sensational prison break a year ago but refused. He was sentenced in March, 1927. Life sentence of Fred Ogle, convicted of slaying his sweetheart in Delaware county, was commufcfed by the board. He was sentenced in 1919 and the sentence w f as commuted to twenty years to life, making him eligible for parole in five years. The commission commuted the sentence of Walter Cunningham, another lifer, to twenty years to life. He was convicted in 1919 in Elkhart county for the murder of a woman. He was 17 years old at the time of the slaying.

ACCEPTANCE ASKED FOR HOSPITAL GIFT City Council Authorizes New Police Cars. The proposed Flower Mission hospital for tubercular patients was the subject of an ordinance introduced before the city council last night authorizing its acceptance as a gift to Indianapolis. Area to be occupied by the $3,000,000 federal slum clearance project was defined in another ordinance which was proposed. Boundaries will be Blake street, North street, Indianapolis avenue, and Locke street. The police department was authorized to purchase seven new squad cars at a total cost of $7,562.56. A contract was ratified by which the city will provide police and fire protection to Woodruff Place. Ordinances introduced include one providing for the changing of the name of Daisy street between Bluff road and Raymond street, to West street. SCHOOL TRACK STAR’S CASE READY FOR JURY Athlete, 19, Charged With Death of Sweetheart, 17. By United Press PETERSBURG, Ind., Sept. 18. Deliberation of evidence in the trial of Ward Davis. 19, charged with shooting his sweetheart. Miss Annavieve France, 17, was expected to be started by a jury in Pike circuit court today. Final arguments were held this morning. Davis, a former Petersburg high school track star, is accused of slaying his sweetheart during a quarrel. He contends the shooting was accidental.

CARD PLAYING SOUGHT IN COMMUNITY HOUSES Brookside Civic League Asks Park Board to End Ban. Members of the Brookside Civic League may be able to play euchre and bridge in the Brookside Community house soon. At least the league adopted a resolution last night requesting the park board to remove the ban on card playing in the city's community houses. The question is not anew one to the park board, which in the past has found its hands tied because of an old city ordinance which forbids card playing in parks. The league will seek the co-operation of ' the Community Civic Clubs in its i campaign.

LIONS TO HEAR MORGAN Health Officer’s Address Before Club Set for Tomorrow. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Indianapolis health board secretary, will speak at the Lions Club members' ■ luncheon tomorrow in the Washington. Dr. Morgan will speak on "The Modern Trend in Health.”

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MINTON SAYS FREEDOM SAFE IN CONSTITUTION Resents Implications of His Disloyalty to Document, „ States Candidate. Bit Science Service NEW ALBANY. Ind., Sept. 18.— Ascendancy of “human rights” was termed the new Interpretation of the Constitution in the present day by Sherman Minton, Democratic senatorial candidate, in an address here last night before the American Legion post, which he helped to found. “The Constitution,” he asserted, “is not a political subject and I. as one proud to be an American citizen, resent the implications that I, who fought for my country and my flag, am not as loyal to the institutions and documents which preserve and perpetuate American freedom, as say, some person who is in a search of a passing campaign *ssue.” Minton, Kern to Speak Sherman Minton, Democratic senatorial candidate, and Judge John W. Kern, mayoralty nominee, will speak at a mass meeting of Negro voters, Friday night, at the Walker Casino. Jacob Weiss, Democratic speakers’ bureau head, announced today that Judge Kern would speak at the Twenty-second ward Democratic Club. 1083 Hanna avenue, University Heights, tonight, and at 2332 Station street tomorrow night. Thursday night the Two and Five Club will hold a meeting at 721 Douglas street. Speakers besides Judge Kern are Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker, Miss Hannah Noone, Center towmship trustee, and Otto Ray, sheriff nominee. New Ward Club Opened A rally last night opened the clubrooms of the Sixteenth Ward Democratic Club at 1539 East Washington street. The rooms will be open nightly, except Sunday, until after the fall election. NRA Draws More Fire Constitutionality of NRA was attacked last night by Russell Richardson, attorney, in an address at the Irvington Republican Club. Other speakers were Ralph M. Spaan. criminal court judge nominee; Henry, superior judge three candidate; Orel Chitwood, sh er if f -candidate, and Charles Mann, county commissioner candidate. Pliny T. Wolfard presided. Rally Hears Robinson By Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind., Sept. 18.— Terming Governor Paul V. McNutt as “Emperor Paul” and declaring the “whole state administration is a racket,” Senator Arthur R. Bobinson fired salvos at the McNutt administration last night at a Tenth district Republican rally in thi#city. “The state government is costing the taxpayers thousands of dollars each day,” the Republican senior United States senator asserted. Prison management, awarding of *a school book contract to Paul Feltus, Bloomington, for “$30,000 to $40,000 higher than the next highest bid,” and the Statehouse 2 Per Cent Club, were attacked by Senator Robinson. Only a small portion of his address was devoted to the national administration. G. 0. P. Maps Campaign Final plans for the Republican state campaign will be made today and tomorrow when officials of the state G. O. P. organization visit the national headquarters in Chicago. Don B. Irwin, state chairman; Burrell Wright, state committee treasurer, and Frederick E. Schortemeier, state speakers’ bureau chairman, went to Chicago today to discuss plans with Henry P. Fletcher, Republican national chairman. National speakers will be brought to the state. William L. Harding, former lowa Governor, is scheduled to speak in the state during the week of Sept. 23. He will talk at Huntington, Sept. 24, and Connersville, Sept. 27. Pritchard Is Speaker Walter Pritchard, Republican mayoralty nominee, will be one of the main speakers at an “old-time” G. O. P. rally to be staged by the McKinley Club, 2217 East Michigan street, at 8 tomorrow night. Ralph Scott, Eleventh district congressional nominee, also will speak. Refreshments will be served. Candidates of city and county tickets will be introduced. Earl Coble to Speak Earl Coble, former state securities department employe, will speak on state issues at a meeting of the Third Ward Republican Club, 2230 College avenue, at 8 tomorrow night. City and county candidates will be introduced. Socialist to Speak W. B. Schreiber. Socialist party nominee for Twelfth district congressman, will speak at 8 tomorrow night at 3208 East Michigan street. The meeting is open to the public. Club to Plan Rally Riverside Democratic Club executive committee will meet tomorrow night at the home of William A. Brown, 1517 West Pruitt street, to j arrange for a Democratic rally ! Sept. 26.

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126 REASONS HERE FOR FLORIDA SUMMER VISIT

If you’ve thought that winter is the only time to go to Florida, take a look at this snapshot taken recently in St. PetersbuiV H. A. Bolin, Gamewell operator at the city hall, spent most of his vacation in a fishing boat on Tampa bay. The one day’s catch shown above consists of 126 sea trout and mackerel. left to right, the successful fishermen are William Bolin and H. A. Bolin, Indianapolis, and Captain Herrod, the Rev. D. S. PooseT and George Davison, St. Petersburg.

City Brethren Pastor Is Dead; Rites Thursday

YOMKIPPURTO BEOBSERVED Jewish Day of Atonement Will Commence at Sunset. Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the tenth day of the Hebrew month, Tishri. will begin at sunset today and end at sunset tomorrow. This is the most solemn of all the Jewish holidays and is spent in fasting and prayer. The traditional ceremonies for the day include four services beginning with the evening service which is opened by chanting of the Kol Nidre prayer. The afternoon service, or Mussaf, contains a description of the atonement rites as observed in the ancient temple of Jerusalem. According to Jewish tradition exan ancient law book, the day of atonement, if spent in prayer and repentance, will bring pardon for sins between man and God, but the day can not bring pardon foi sins committed by man against his fellow-man until man has be•come reconciled with those of his fellow-man whon he has wronged. Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht will speak at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregational temple at 7 tonight on “Who Is the Good Jew?” Tomorrow morning he will speak on “Nationalism and Internationalism in Jewish Teaching.” Children’s services will be held at noon tomorrow and a memorial service will be held at 3:30. Yom Kippur services at the BethE 1 Zedeck temple will be conducted by Rabbis Elias Charry and Myro Glass, cantor. A young people’s service and a memorial service will also be held at this temple. Other temples and synagogues in Indian? polis have arranged ceremonial programs for the day.

SSO OFFERED FOR ESCAPED PRISONERS Two Monroe County Fugitives Still at Large. By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 18.— A reward of SSO for information leading to recapture of Roy Weaver, 31, Paragon, and Riley Shipley, 36, Indianapolis, who escaped from the Monroe county jail yesterday, was offered today by Sheriff J. Lester Bender. The sheriff said he would pay $25 for recovery of each of the fugitives. Search for them was being conducted in Monroe. Morgan and Brown counties by state police and deputy sheriffs. Weaver and Shipley escaped by sawing hinges from an especially heavily guarded cell. It was Weaver’s second escape in two months. GIRL, 16, TRIES TO DIE AFTER SUITOR IS SLAIN Takes Poison Following Questioning; Stepfather Held. By United Press PERU, Ind., Sept. 18.—Lennis Townsend, 16, was in Memorial hospital here today being treated for poison taken shortly after she was questioned in connection with the slaying of Lyman Earhart, alleged to have been shot by her stepfather, Clarence Hicks. Police said Hicks claimed he shot Earhart when the latter attempted to signal the girl by turning a flashlight into her bedroom late at night.

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The Rev. George L. Stine Dies in Hospital; Burial in Crawfordsville. Funeral - services for the Rev. George L. Stine, 55, of 4042 Otterbein avenue. University Heights United Brethren church pastor, who died last night in Methodist hospital, will be held at 11 Thursday in the church. Services will be under the direction of the Rev. J. R. Zimmerman, who has been serving during Mr. Stine’s illness. The service will be read by the Rev. J. B. Parsons, White River conference superintendent, and a prayer will be given by Dr. S. E. Long. Tribute to Mr, Stine will be paid at the funeral by Federal Judge Robert Baltzell, a boyhood friend. The body will be taken to Crawfordsville, where Mr. Stine served as minister nine years. Sendees will be held there at 2:30, under the direction of the Rev. Parsons. Mr. Stine had been a minister thirty years. He studied at the old Westfield college in Westfield, 111., and later transferred to Bonebrake seminary, Dayton. Surviving him are the widow, Mrs. Gertrude Stine, and a son and a daughter. Clara Lewis Dies Services for Mrs. Clara B. Lewis, 52, of 1319 North Kealing avenue, who died yesterday after a montlffs illness, will be held at 11 tomorrow in the Moore & Kirk funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Park cemetery. Mrs. Lewis had lived in Indianapolis twenty-five years. Surviving her are a son, Jesse Clyde Lewis; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Shudder, Bennington; three brothers, Davis H. Bliss, Vevay; Levi Bliss and Charles Bliss, both of southern Indiana, and a granddaughter. Odon Banker Dead The funeral of Jonas M. Winkelpleck, 66. president of the First National Bank of Odon, who died last night in Methodist hospital, will be held in Odon Thursday. Mr. Winkelpleck is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lina C- Winkelpleck. Nonogenarian Succumbs Last rites for Mrs. Sally Ann Jacks, 90, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Bruce, 626 Berkley road, yesterday, will be held in the residence at 2 Thursday. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Formerly a resident of Lebanon, Mrs. jacks had lived in Indianapolis forty-two years. Surviving are Mrs. Bruce and another daughter, Mrs. William Northern, and two sons, Tolbert Jacks, Indianapolis, and A. R. Jacks, Los Angeles. Sadie Gaffnett Dies Mrs. Sadie Gaffnett, 45, of 225 Spring street, died yesterday. Deputy Coroner E. R. Wilson attributed death to apoplexy. The body was taken to Royster & Askin funeral home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

CREEL FLAYS MERRIAM, HINTS SINCLAIR BACKING Defeated Candidate Denies Report He’ll Bolt Party. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Sept. 18.—George Creel, defeated Democratic candidate for Governor, hinted he would support Upton Sinclair, Democratic nominee, in a statement today, denying any intention of bolting his party to support Governor Frank E. Merriam, Republican nominee. He denounced Governor Merriam as a candidate of “special privilege . . . and false Democrats whose pockets have never been without the regulation thirty pieces of silver.”

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2 MORE YOUNG GANG SUSPECTS UNDEURREST Total of 12 Now Held in Series of Drug Store Robberies. Striking again at an alleged organized, youthful holdup gang police today arrested two suspects following the arrest of four men last night. Those a rested today and held on vagrancy charges under high bond are Ray Mosier, 20, of 26 West Morris street, and Lundy Collins, 26. of 1230 South Belmont avenue. In the last ten days police have arrested twelve men in connection with the gang activities, recovered three stolen automobiles and discovered a garage filled with automobile parts. Four men arrested last night and held on vagrancy charges under SIO,OOO bond are Donald Purtee, alias Parti, 21, of 609 Prospect street, a taxicab driver; William Gilly, 17, of 917 Division street; Glenn Townsend, 20, of 1357 1 ;* Reisner street, and Leonard Jackson, 22, of 621 Sanders street. Six others have been arrested within the last three days. Gilly and Townsend were arrested last night as they walked into a garage at 42 North Tmub avenue in which a stolen car was stored, according to police. Parti was arrested as he was circling the block in his taxicab. Jackson was arrested at the home of a young woman where police had gone to recover a pistol which a member of the group said he had hidden there. The gang, according to police, is suspected of having conducted a series of forays at drug stores and filling stations and to have stolen and stripped many automobiles. Police believe that the group is connected with the kidnaping and robbery of two Standard Grocery Company employes Saturday night. More than S2OO was stolen. Others under arrest are Marvin Beggs, 21. of 1164 Kentucky avenue; William Cangany. 17. of 1022 Blaine avenue; Joseph Rolland. 17, of 809 Arbor avenue; Robert Hoff, 18, of 1134 Blaine avenue; Joseph (Sank) Goodlet, 4, of 154 South Belmont avenue, and John Roth, 22, of 2123 West Minnesota street. Two of the stolen cars were recovered during the week-end. Police, already claiming several confessions, are searching for a hidden cache of pistols and license plates. HUGE BUILDING ERA FORESEEN SHORTLY! Federal Housing Group to Announce Refinancing Plan Soon. By United Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 13. Confronted with a shortage of nearly 1,500,000 homes, the United States is ready to embark on one of its greatest building programs in history, according to John R. Waller, president of the International Bank at Washington and a deputy federal housing administrator. Within two months the housing administration will announce a refinancing program for the small home owner "reaching into the largest city and the smallest village,” he said. Addressing 425 architects, contractors and supply merchants here, Mr. Waller said the building industry, through the housing administration, is ready to pull itself out of the slump, spreading benefits “to every industry in the nation.” FINE WEATHER AIDS GARDENERS OF STATE 75 Per Cent Normal Crop Due, Sayi Relief Head. The exceptionally fine growing weather during the last ten days has increased the value of state gardens 15 per cent, H. E. Young, food conservation director for the Governor’s commission on unemployment relief, estimated today. He said that the increase would net the gardeners about 75 per cent of the normal crop, where only a 60 per cent crop had been expected because of the drought. An additional 100,000 cans of garden produce will be packed by state operated canning factories as the result of the unexpected increase in food stuffs grown in state relief gardens. LECTURER WILL SPEAK Dr. Nina E. Pickett to Talk In D. A. R. Rooms. Dr. Nina E. Pickett, nationally known teacher and lecturer, will give two lectures at 8 Thursday and Sunday nights in the D. A. R. chapter house, 824 North Pennsylvania street. The lectures are under auspices of the Indianapolis Theosophicai society. She will discuss "Life, the Great Adventure.”